Across
1
Predator, not one half donkey, half yak, half cow: no animals here (6,3)
6
Fill full of food, fried, filleted (4)
8
Inappropriate sightseeing, missing nothing, revealing everything (8)
9
Having regard to predator, turned back stock? (6)
10
In some parts of the UK, they say they can’t afford a bite to eat (6)
11
They’re privileged to be locked up next to ravens’ cage (8)
12
Architect of housing for big beasts and a smaller one covered in fleece (6)
15
Idle beast unearthed, defying odds (8)
16
‘You can see the solution: bag it!’ – a Tory activist (8)
19
Bank on not counting pence and cents to be interchangeable (6)
21
Boatman in time of growth after answer is hopeful (8)
22
Eagle, one escaping from captivity, to depart (6)
24
Architect starts to build urban retreat to observe nature (6)
25
Architect, revolutionary, built new enclosure for king and (previously) emperor initially (8)
26
Stare at head of Guy the Gorilla? (4)
27
Country intended to be heard in report (9)
Down
1
One supporting erection of commercial housing for animal (5)
2
Sweets? Give mixed nuts a go (7)
3
All are dead and drab (5)
4
Last above the grave, headless, risen even on Sunday: they’re undead (7)
5
Storm in Beaufort scale, lacking components of real cloud (9)
6
Architect of ultimate in homes currently on London’s east side (7)
7
Architect-designed home for polar bears (3,6)
13
Argonauts’ wrecked bark (9)
14
Carbohydrates, fats etc not normally inert in vegan protein sources (9)
17
Tesla man’s let off: a prickly type (7)
18
They might be seen on leader of Algeria after revolution (7)
20
Enclosure curtailing boundaries of aquatic mammal’s range (7)
22
Boatman under back of big empty llama-house where roof ends (5)
23
In a manner of speaking, expending money on, say, tea in a mug (5)